{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.138","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 234.138","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly operates a game room in violation of a regulation adopted under Section 234.133.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1284 (H.B. 2123), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 234. COUNTY REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS","SUBCHAPTER E. GAME ROOMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.234.htm#234.138","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"ef01be7430c9f10f796a52fe1d7192bf0cbcda3b9d91fb5b2a95e2d341070377","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.137","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-234.139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}